Fath al-Rabbani

Benefits: … Any man or woman who suffers permanently from an illness that breaks ablution (wudu), such as the continuous dripping of urine, the constant passing of gas, the persistent flow of blood from the urinary or anal passage, or in some patients, the continuous discharge of stool— all these people have the same ruling as the woman experiencing istihada (non-menstrual vaginal bleeding). The most important issue for such individuals is that a separate ablution (wudu) must be performed for each obligatory prayer. For example, if a person performs two rak‘ahs of Salat al-Awwabin before zawal (midday), then after zawal performs the Zuhr prayer, and immediately after that offers the funeral prayer (Salat al-Janazah), since these are three separate prayers, a separate ablution must be performed for each. Similarly, for the recitation of the Noble Qur’an, one should perform ablution once. And Allah knows best. The Sunnah prayers performed before or after the obligatory prayers are dependent upon them, so there is no need for a separate ablution for them.

Our view is that one should perform ablution (wudu) before touching the Noble Qur’an. If one is reciting verbally or reciting by looking at it without touching, then ablution is not obligatory, but recommended (mustahabb).